In the early 2000s, publisher Wandering Star sought to produce the most luxurious and definitive editions of the works of Robert E. Howard. They created two beautiful volumes of the Complete Conan before closing shop. (The third/final volume was released by another publisher.)
This first volume of the Complete Conan features illustrations by Mark Schultz: seven paintings and 74 pen and inks.
It includes previously unpublished drafts, synopses, and fragments by Howard; two maps of the Hyborian Age drawn by Howard's own hand; and 36 pages of appendices & notes.
Long out of print, we have pristine new copies still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap.
Contents
"Artist's Forward"
"Introduction" by Patrice Louinet
"Cimmeria" (poem)
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The God in the Bowl"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Black Colossus"
"Iron Shadows in the Moon"
"Xuthal of the Dusk"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Devil in Iron"
Miscellanea
"The Phoenix on the Sword" (first submitted draft)
Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age
The Hyborian Age
Untitled Synopsis "A squad of Zamorian soldiers, led ..."
Untitled Synopsis ("The Scarlet Citadel")
Untitled Synopsis ("Black Colossus")
Untitled Fragment "The battlefield stretched silent, ..."
Untitled Synopsis "The setting: The city of Shumballa, .."
Untitled Draft "Amboola awakened slowly, ..."
Hyborian Names and Countries
Hyborian Age Maps
Appendices
Hyborian Genesis by Patrice Louinet
Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology by Patrice Louinet
Notes on the original Howard texts
Notes
Edited by Patrice Louinet
Series Editor Rusty Burke
Design by Marcelo Anciano
Typography by Stuart Williams
The texts for this edition were based on Howard's original typescripts or the first published appearance if a typescript was unavailable.
Limited Edition: Signed and numbered by the artist, this clothbound hardcover book comes complete with gilt edging, a gorgeous slipcase cover with embossed plate, dust jacket, full color paintings, and hordes of astounding illustrations. Limited to 1950 copies.
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